Lineman&#39;s protective device



June 18, 1940. H w JO NS 2,2o5,o39

LINEMAN S PROTECT IVE DEVICE 'Filed Jan. 3, 1959 In ventor jf/RAM WJOHNS :4 ttorneys Patented June 18, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1claim.

My invention reiates to the improvements or protective insulatingsleeves for encasing electrica] conductors and insulators. designed 'andv -adapted to protect linemen and others from coming into contact withlive wires.

The object of the invention is to provide a means by which'the sleevesmay be handled, spliced, or removed easily end with the least danger tothe workers. This is obtained by the use of eyes on insulating sleevesas shown by a in Figures 1, 2 and 3 and on insulator hoods as shown by12 in Figures 4- and 5.

To eflect the'foregoing objects, the eyes are made oi' suitableresilient insulating material and strong enough to withstand thepressure and usage when removing and handling. These eyes may be moldedas the sleeves or hoods are made, vulcanized or attached by othermethods.

An important object of the invention is to provide a. means by which thesleeves and hoods may be attached to the lineman's hoisting rope toraise or lower without danger ot the sleeve or hood dropping. The eyesalso make it possible to drag the sleeve from the pole to any desiredposition in a, span or wire.

Another object is to provide a, means by which the sleeves and hoods-maybe removed !rom their position by hot sticks or ropes instead otclimbing up through the structure.

In the accompanying drawing the eyes are fully fllustrated. wherein likenumerals reier to like perts throughout and in which- (CL I'M-5) Figurei is a side elevational View of a sleeve.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view of a sleeve.

Figur-e 3 is a. transverse sectinal view taken substantially on a line3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view' oi' an insu- "lation hood.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on a line5-5 of Figure 4.

Reierring now to the drawing in detail, the invention covers the use ofthe eyes on the sleeve and hood.- The shape of the sleeve or ho'od maybe made to any style as desired, to fit the wire or insulator. The eyesmay be placed on the side diametrically opposite the split portions 8and Il or they-may be placed on any other side.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of thedevice will be readily understood from the foregoing without furtherdetailed explanaticn.

' Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A conductor sleeve comprisinga longitudinally split tubular member ofinsuiation material adapted for positioning on a, conductor and an eyeintegrally formed with the member and prou jecting outwardly therefrom!or attaching a hoist line thereto, said eye being adjacent an end ofthe sleeve and having its opening positioned transversely with respectto the member.

HIRAM W. JOHN&

